When it comes to data privacy, the US lags many years behind the EU. Protecting privacy requires a full-hearted push from the top. The progress depends mainly on the new US administration by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Will they bring the necessary changes to protect personal data? If they do, here is a wish…
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With the current data economy, organizations want to enable ubiquitous data for their workforce. Growing privacy regulations and increasing data security threats influence how you enable and govern your organization’s data. Figuring out the right data governance model is, therefore, something that organizations have to get right. At its simplest form, data governance aims to…
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The traditional process-based approach will not scale and handle today’s volume and complexity. To handle privacy at scale, an organization must operationalize privacy. Operationalizing privacy is not an easy effort. DPOs (Data Protection Officers) and CDOs (Chief Data Officers) have to work in partnership to operationalize privacy. Before you start, how do you know your…
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This short self-driven assessment (~3 min) evaluates foundational blocks needed for data protection. The assessment classifies your organization’s data governance into the following categories. Not ready for privacy. Hard to identify privacy vulnerabilities and triaging incidents. Good start. Reactive to privacy issues and incidents. Privacy ready. Processes can help achieve privacy compliance but requires manual efforts in executing…
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Data protection requirements vary based on the nature of the data hence organizations must have a comprehensive and accurate data map of what data they collect, store, and process. Here is a quick list of attributes that companies should collect as part of their data discovery process. A data mapping process is typically long and…
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Big Data, no longer just a buzzword or a promise of exciting things to come, is something that many businesses leverage daily in this modern age. With the advent of the digital age, high volumes of data are generated daily from the internet, social networks, healthcare applications, sensors, and various other sources. Big Data refers…
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Companies are always collecting and analyzing data about their customers. Previously, organizations would indefinitely save all the data collected. However, with the growth of the internet, data has become easy to obtain, and customers share more information about themselves than ever before. Saving all this data means that these companies spend more money and time…
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Applause EU invests 49M euros for privacy, cybersecurity upgrades According to recent reports, the European Commission has announced a 49 million euro commitment to nine projects focused on privacy and cybersecurity solutions for the bloc. The reports suggest that while five projects will relate to privacy and cybersecurity solutions for EU citizens and small- and…
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Applause Australian Parliament passes legislation offering privacy protections for COVIDSafe app According to The New Daily, the Parliament of Australia has passed legislation providing more robust privacy protections for the country’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app. According to the legislation, fines and jail time can be administered to anyone who tries to access app data illicitly,…
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A massive amount of data is being collected every day. Every business that has ever existed online has collected customer data. This data streams from a range of smart devices interconnected as the IoT (Internet of Things). Computer capacities are growing worldwide, so the amount of data is also increasing exponentially; as the number of…
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